St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-20
POLITICS IN THE LOBBY.

McGill visited Mankato in the modest
garb of an insurance commissioner, al
though the busy, buzzing bee Of II
want to be governor was humming in
his bonnet. He met small party of his
Republican friends in J. 7. Williams
office and there confessed his aSpira-
tons. OF course, through courtesy,
they all encouraged him and
pledged their united and individual
efforts in assisting him toward the goal
of his ambition. But Mac had no sooner
departed than J. L. Williams remarked:
Boys. McGill can never be governor;
he is too much of dude" Although
subsequently J. T. came down to the
Twin cities and met PillSbury, Fletcher,
ct al, who poured such tale of har-
mony, peace and good will into his ear
that from thencefOrth, until the offices
were all filled, j. L. was rampant
McGillite.
SIN speaking of last falls campaign"
says one who participated, II never felt
so cheap in my life as l went about the
Second Congressional district Stumping
for McGill and was obliged to carry
our next governors picture with me
constantly to show the farmers who he
was. because the majority never heard
of him.
A good one comes from the Big mill at
NankatO relative to Ira 2. ShiSSler, the
newly appointed deputy boiler in
spector. Shissler is disciple of Black
stone and Kent by profession. and by
the way pretty fair stump speaker,
especially when enthusiasm runs high.
1t is said that he waited long and
anxiously for his appointment until
despair came near supplanting his good
nature, but finally his commission ar
rived, and he atOnce asserted his official
dignity and repaired to the Big mill
aforesaid. with his little hammer and
his authority to inspect boilers. The
mill was running at its full capacity
and a high rate of speed
was on the engine, while the
boilers groaned and creaked under the
terrible strain of the steam inside.
Nothing daunted, the deputy at once
commenced showering blows upon the
red-hot boilers with his little hammer,
when the engineer rushed in and
wanted to know what in hades he was
doing" Do you want to blow US all
up?" exclaimed the alarmed engineer.
Report saith that Shissler extracted his
seal-stamped commission and invoked
protect him against further interfer-
ence. but the engineer pointed toward
the open door and said git"
A party of old timers were slipping
their morning cocktails at the West
hotel bar one day last week and relat-
ing incidents of the good old times they
had in the past. Said one: There is
Mort Wilkinson. / used to know Wiki
way back in go and 81, when he was
United States senator, and stood head
and shoulders above any of his col
leagues, while he was one of the finest
and most interesting after dinner talk
ers party ever listened to. But WIKI,
like the rest of us old timers, has dropped
out of sight and buried himself upon
one of Clark ThompsOn's farms near
Wells, Faribault county, although Occa-
sionaIly he may be seen upon the streets
here or in St. Paul"
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"What a rollicking, go-aS-y ou-pleaSe
fellow little Il. G. JudsOn is" quoth
another. ''He used to be the greatest
story teller that ever visited our cattle
shows, and now he has risen to the
proud position of furnishing brains for
the dairy commission. Alasi 1t only
verifies the old adage that some men
are born great, and others have great
ness thrust upon them
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''Do you recollect the legislature of
5, when the farmers, headed by Don
nelly, made such a great kick about
Charley Pillsbury and the miflers' ring,
and DOnnelly delivered the greatest eff
fort of his life in the house of represent
atives against the unhOly monopoly?
Well, we all thought Pillsbury and his
friends would be buried the next day,
when the bill for grading wheat came
up, but after the meeting the astute
Charles invited few of the
leading farmers down town and
bought supply of champagne and
some good cigars, and talked so honest
and sWeetly to his granger friends that
the next day they nearly all supported
PiIlsbury's measure, while the Sage of
Nininger wept unmourned over his
great forensic effort.
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Eyes, and at that same legislature our
young friend Leland, of Faribault
county, made record in advocating an
appropriation for raising blackbirds
until he was christened 'Blackbird Lee
land" u. U.